- Broken Base: In addition to the debate over whether or not their post-A Ghost Is Born material has declined in quality due to not being as experimental or dark, some fans are divided on whether or not the band improved or declined after Jay Bennett (considered a crucial ingredient to the sound of Being There, Summerteeth, and to a lesser extent, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) was thrown out of the band.
- Covered Up: The concept behind the the Mermaid Avenue albums.
- Epic Riff: "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" is basically a pretext for a massive one of these, which forms almost the entire musical material of the chorus.
- Epileptic Trees: Some reviewers and fans saw the songs from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as being about the 9/11 attacks, even though the album was recorded before the attacks happened.
- Fandom Rivalry: Between Wilco and Son Volt fans, mainly due to Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar's rivalry post-Uncle Tupelo and due to differences between the two bands' styles.
- Growing the Beard: Their first album, A.M. sold relatively poorly (especially compared to Son Volt's debut album, Trace) and was considered So Okay, It's Average by critics, being generally regarded as watered-down Uncle Tupelo. Being There is where the band really grew the beard for fans, with the band truly finding its own sound on Summerteeth.
- Harsher in Hindsight: "Tall buildings shake, voices escape singing sad, sad songs" (from "Jesus, Etc.") became harsher following 9/11.
- More Popular Spin-Off: To Uncle Tupelo, in terms of sales.
- Surprisingly Improved Sequel: Being There is seen as one to A.M.; it received better reviews, and it became the band's first album to chart on the Billboard Top 200.
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